Mei
2025 SSA
About Mei
Homophonous with Mae and May, the beautiful (literally) Mei is poised to climb the charts. The hero of the 2022 Disney/Pixar film Turning Red is a Chinese-Canadian teen named Meilin "Mei" Lee, which may boost the name ever further.
Pronounced MAY.
As of October 2026, Mei ranked #1744 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,306 | 49 | 27.4 |
| 2015 | #3,574 | 44 | 24.6 |
| 2016 | #3,045 | 55 | 31 |
| 2017 | #3,122 | 52 | 30.1 |
| 2018 | #2,702 | 64 | 37.6 |
| 2019 | #2,776 | 61 | 36.3 |
| 2020 | #2,616 | 65 | 40.2 |
| 2021 | #2,626 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 2022 | #3,015 | 55 | 33.5 |
| 2023 | #2,325 | 79 | 49.2 |
| 2024 | #1,960 | 101 | 62.3 |
| 2025 | #1,744 | 117 | 72.8 |
World rankings
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Mei on lists
Famous Meis
- Mei Ng
American novelist
- Maggie Shiu (Mei
kei), Hong Kong actress
- A
mei, Taiwanese pop singer
- Mei
mei Berssenbrugge, Chinese,American poet
- Muzi Mei (born Li Li)
Chinese journalist and blogger
- Mei Finegold (born Meital Slonimsky)
Israeli pop singer
- Mae Mei Lapres
Chinese,Canadian model
- Gwei Lun
Mei, Taiwanese actress
- Celia Mei Rubin
American actress
- Mei Kurokawa
Japanese actress
- Mei Yu
YouTuber
- A'mei Kazuko Grandberry (b. 2016)
daughter of rapper Omarion and Apryl Jones
Mei in pop culture
- Mei
princess in Disney's "Mulan 2"
- An
mei Hsu, character in "Joy Luck Club"
- Jing
mei Woo, character in "Joy Luck Club"
- Mei
character in movie "My Neighbor Totoro"
- Mei Yasumura
character in anime "Ouran High School Host Club"
- Mei
character in French animated series "Galactik Football"
- Mei
character in manga "O,Parts Hunter"
- Mei Hotarubi
character in "Loveless"
- Meimei (妹妹)
Chinese term for a little sister
- Misaki Mei
character in anime "Another"
- Mei
Ling Zhou, playable hero in Blizzard Entertainment game "Overwatch"
- Mei Mio
character from the video game "Yandere Simulator"